In this week 26 match, on Sat Oct 15th, Tromsø will play host to Odd in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Tromsø is fresh off their 2-1 win against Strømsgodset. Jonatan Brunes struck first for Strømsgodset in the 11th minute, then Mikkelsen tied it up for Tromsø in the 28th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Eric Bugale Kitolano. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Tromsø should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Odd recorded a 1-1 draw against Kristiansund. Bendik Bye scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 17th minute, but Milan Jevtović got the equalizer for Odd in the 28th minute earning them at least the one point. Odd is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Odd and Tromsø last played eachother at the Skagerak Arena on Sunday Apr 3rd. Odd won by a score of 2 to 0. Espen Ruud struck first for Odd in the 6th minute, then Milan Jevtović added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Bjortuft In the end, Tromsø was frustrated by Odd’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Odd ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Gjengaar and Milan Jevtović have been the hottest scorers for Odd in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Eric Bugale Kitolano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Tromsø.